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Posted by namrednef on Friday, June 6, 2008 3:23 PM

 

A salute to the fallen, those serving and all Vets everywhere.....and especially to those who went  ashore in France and Italy June 6, 1944!Make a Toast [#toast]

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Posted by simpilot34 on Friday, June 6, 2008 11:19 AM

Sad [:(]IN MEMORY

Yes, tis the weekend!!! I be havin' a tot of scotch and cola at the moment and it be going down very nice!Pirate [oX)] So here's to those that have served, those that are serving, and those that have payed the ultimate price. Make a Toast [#toast]Make a Toast [#toast]Make a Toast [#toast] Remember, our freedom wasn't won with a handshake!

Cheers, Richie

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by wyoroy on Friday, June 6, 2008 9:53 AM

Ahhhh, FridayBig Smile [:D]

Cag, I need some rum to start the weekendMake a Toast [#toast]Pirate [oX)]  & root beer for the young onesLaugh [(-D]

Also lets all give a moment of silence for the men who gave their all on this day 64 years ago..... 6 June 1944.

Roy (Capt. Wyoroy FAAGB/USNFAWGB)

John 3:16

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Posted by namrednef on Friday, June 6, 2008 5:58 AM

 

Bondoman................words fail me

 

Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]

Glad you got your A/C thingy! 

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Posted by bondoman on Friday, June 6, 2008 1:44 AM

XO- the CAG is aboot and beyond, bandanas over t*ts an all that. It be a bit ta Friesday but ye (went ta the Bones taday and she put an index up the scupper pipe, no cancers) gotta see  bones of a bloke, new fonwded Bos'un and compliments to yur Holiness shure to be an capable officer of the deck, can I get the key and ration the Rum???

The lit'l bit aircrafty thing acame my way today per that eBay frigate. Punish their souls and ration our Rum.

Where's Roger?

Sail on to Friday me blokes.

Hawkins, mind to yer Mum and wipe the snot off'n yer lip.Pirate [oX)]

XO let a cap a'me bones but he was Shut faced and missed!!

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Posted by bondoman on Thursday, June 5, 2008 10:53 AM
 namrednef wrote:

........was inspired by all the other knuckleheads that log on here!Pirate [oX)] 

I resemble that remark!!!Pirate [oX)]Make a Toast [#toast]
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Posted by simpilot34 on Thursday, June 5, 2008 12:24 AM
 Daywalker wrote:

 namrednef wrote:

...I was out buzzing the neighborhood in my A-12 NT and a State Trooper hit me with his speed radar so I'm a bit disorientedConfused [%-)]

But...........NO MORE CHILDREN!Pirate [oX)]Make a Toast [#toast]

OMG, stop it!  If I laugh any more I'm gonna shoot rum outta my nose! Shock [:O]

Pirate [oX)]

Laugh [(-D]LMAO

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by Daywalker on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 11:30 PM

 namrednef wrote:

...I was out buzzing the neighborhood in my A-12 NT and a State Trooper hit me with his speed radar so I'm a bit disorientedConfused [%-)]

But...........NO MORE CHILDREN!Pirate [oX)]Make a Toast [#toast]

OMG, stop it!  If I laugh any more I'm gonna shoot rum outta my nose! Shock [:O]

Pirate [oX)]

Frank 

 

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Posted by namrednef on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 9:04 PM
 Daywalker wrote:
 namrednef wrote:

...was inspired by all the other knuckleheads that log on here!Pirate [oX)]

I would list you all.....but you already know who you are!

Great fun though! 

Hmmm...I wonder who you could be referring to. Whistling [:-^]

 

Whistling [:-^] Well...............it is a fairly large club, after all!Pirate [oX)]

Ummm....what was your name again? I was out buzzing the neighborhood in my A-12 NT and a State Trooper hit me with his speed radar so I'm a bit disorientedConfused [%-)]

But...........NO MORE CHILDREN!Pirate [oX)]Make a Toast [#toast]

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Posted by Daywalker on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 8:58 PM
 namrednef wrote:

...was inspired by all the other knuckleheads that log on here!Pirate [oX)]

I would list you all.....but you already know who you are!

Great fun though! 

Hmmm...I wonder who you could be referring to. Whistling [:-^]

Frank 

 

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Posted by namrednef on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 8:52 PM

 

Kilo.....great job going on that Tomcat! Pic #3 looks like it's going to jump off the screen and tear out ones throat! (nice pics!) (I know next to nothing about propless A/C....so I hesitae to comment.....but the build and shading look wonderful!)

Any comedy dispensed around here with my name on it........was inspired by all the other knuckleheads that log on here!Pirate [oX)]

I would list you all.....but you already know who you are!

Great fun though! 

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Posted by simpilot34 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 8:06 PM

Good one Nam!!!!!! Laugh [(-D](wiping tears)

Cheers, Richie

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by wyoroy on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 7:49 PM

Geof, Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the Forum and the NAWGB.

Nam, I LMAO

 

Roy (Capt. Wyoroy FAAGB/USNFAWGB)

John 3:16

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Posted by kilo1-1 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 5:01 PM

Geof, welcome aboard I look forward to seeing your F/A18 progress.

Sim, sorry to hear about the hold up, I hate waiting for things to get shipped to me too, it's like waiting for Christmas to come and it never does.

Frank, welcome back.  Love the story, sorry to hear that it wasn't an A-12 Blackbird.  But let's face it, it would have been cool to see one of those up close, but would your story have been anywhere near as funny, or have ellicited anything like the response you got from Nam, which was truly funny might I add.  Also thanks for the kind words on the Tomcat from hell. Smile [:)]

Chaos, panic, disorder ... my work here is done.
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Posted by Daywalker on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:39 PM
 namrednef wrote:

Welcome home Frankie!Party [party]Propeller [8-]Pirate [oX)]Make a Toast [#toast]! You can probably find adventure anywhere!

I believe that what you saw was the obscure A-12 NT....(Nothing There) Known for great pilot visibility.....conversely, radar waves passed right through it.....the ultimate stealthy A/C! Problem was.....the pilots got sterilized with every radar sweep!

....and that was mach .003! 

ROTFLMAO!!!  That is hysterical! Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]

Frank 

 

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Posted by namrednef on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:27 PM

 

Welcome Aboard Geoff!Sign - Welcome [#welcome]!

Welcome home Frankie!Party [party]Propeller [8-]Pirate [oX)]Make a Toast [#toast]! You can probably find adventure anywhere!

I believe that what you saw was the obscure A-12 NT....(Nothing There) Known for great pilot visibility.....conversely, radar waves passed right through it.....the ultimate stealthy A/C! Problem was.....the pilots got sterilized with every radar sweep!

....and that was mach .003! 

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Posted by simpilot34 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 11:49 AM

Yes! Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Geoff! Hope to see some pics soon!

Frank, IF they do have an A-12, it wouldn't be the only one as there is one at the Huntsville Space Museum or whatever its called. I saw it and could NOT believe it! At first I thought it was another SR-71 as we were walking up to the place. Before we had even gotten to it, I was already saying I didn't think there were any of these left and told my brother in law what it was and what it did. He read the sign in front of it as I was walking closer to it and he just said, How'd you do that? lol

The other PE set for the 'Bag' I've been waiting for hasn't been delivered from the producer to moduni yet and they don't know when they will get them!Angry [:(!] So I might be waiting for awhile. I would tell them to cancel the order but it's the only other set available for the 1/72 Swordfish other than the one I already have that doesn't have as much as the one I'm waiting for. Sigh [sigh] lol sorry for waffling.

Cheers, Richie 

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 10:37 AM
 Daywalker wrote:

Geoff-

First, Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the NAWGB, and to the forums!  I am very excited to have you here, and look forward to seeing your Hornet.  The Cap'n should be along shortly to officially welcome you aboard. Thumbs Up [tup]

Again, welcome my friend! Big Smile [:D]

Aaron- Great looking progress there, can't wait to see more!

I gotta share a funny story with you fellas:

I was flying home last night, and my new flight (I was supposed to fly into Denver but our plane was busted so I returned on a different airline) took me through Minneapolis.  I had read that they have the sole remaining A-12 Blackbird on display there, so I was asking everyone I could find at the airport where was this plane displayed.  I finally found someone who knew what I was looking for, and directed me to the other side of the airport (of course!) to see it.  Luckily, I had a couple of hours to I trekked over there to see it.  WHen I rounded the corner elated that I would finally set eyes on this amazing aircraft, this is what I found:

How in the heck did these things get to mach 3? Confused [%-)]

You had to pedal REEELY HARD.

Regards,  Rick

RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by Daywalker on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 9:26 AM

Geoff-

First, Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the NAWGB, and to the forums!  I am very excited to have you here, and look forward to seeing your Hornet.  The Cap'n should be along shortly to officially welcome you aboard. Thumbs Up [tup]

Again, welcome my friend! Big Smile [:D]

Aaron- Great looking progress there, can't wait to see more!

I gotta share a funny story with you fellas:

I was flying home last night, and my new flight (I was supposed to fly into Denver but our plane was busted so I returned on a different airline) took me through Minneapolis.  I had read that they have the sole remaining A-12 Blackbird on display there, so I was asking everyone I could find at the airport where was this plane displayed.  I finally found someone who knew what I was looking for, and directed me to the other side of the airport (of course!) to see it.  Luckily, I had a couple of hours to I trekked over there to see it.  WHen I rounded the corner elated that I would finally set eyes on this amazing aircraft, this is what I found:

How in the heck did these things get to mach 3? Confused [%-)]

Frank 

 

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Posted by jugjunkie on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 8:41 AM

Hi all,

 

Been here some time but this is my first post and seeing this GB has prompted me. I'd like to throw in here with a 1/48th scale Revell F18-E, if that's OK?

 

Geoff

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Posted by kilo1-1 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 3:46 AM
Chaos, panic, disorder ... my work here is done.
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Posted by kilo1-1 on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 9:06 PM
 simpilot34 wrote:

You're definately right about that kilo!!!

You getting cat scratch fever yet?Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] From what I've seen your winning the battle mate!

Cheers, Richie

 

LOL  Yeah I think I might be getting cat scratch fever on it at this point.  Worse thing is, I'm actually considering having another Fujimi Tomcat shipped to me at some point just so I can do a Lo-Viz bird with the wings in the full sweep position, and I'm a bit dubious on the likelihood of a Haswegawa kit and a Fujimi one looking good next to each other on the shelf.  Guess that makes me a masocist??  LOL  As for winning the battle with it, I don't know if I'm winning the battle with the 'cat in as quite a stylish way as you are beating the Stringbag, but any win is a win at times. Wink [;)]  It's nearly enough to make me want to go to building 1/48 scale things with propeller blades sticking out the front at times.  LOL

Chaos, panic, disorder ... my work here is done.
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Posted by simpilot34 on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 6:38 PM
 bondoman wrote:

XO gave me lee ta' give ya more rum...mite;miten't.

thats a beau of a 'bag ye got there, no mark abt it!

Great job on the collector ring, my best friend was a Bristol radial mech and sez the rings were copper colored- don't touch!

Ye're scurvey scum looks to build the SOC3 Seagull for this lot, na' da ya care but it's it.

 

Sorry bondo I totally missed your post somehow! Was scrolling down and saw the Seagull and went, "Whats this?" Shock [:O]Blush [:I]

Thank ye kindly for the tot, that hit the spot!Pirate [oX)] Thank you very much for your compliment and the info on the collector ring. I often wondered about the color, but it's right. Only thing I might do is tone it down a bit, too bright.

Can't wait to see the 'gull' WIP pics. Lots of stuff hanging in the wind there. It was still faster than the 'bag' by about 30mph with 150hp less!

Cheers, Richie

Sorry for the delay!

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by simpilot34 on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 6:17 PM

You're definately right about that kilo!!!

You getting cat scratch fever yet?Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] From what I've seen your winning the battle mate!

Cheers, Richie

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by kilo1-1 on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 4:13 PM

Hi Sim, yeah it feels good when you see the light at the end of the tunnel on a difficult build.

I'm a bit that way with my Tomcat at this point, that thing has been fighting me all the way. LOL

 

Lewbud, yep the A7D for the other GB is the Hobby Boss one, I was dubious about buying it, but the people in my LHS let me take a peak in the box and I was sold.  I've never seen the Fujimi Corsair II's up close and personal although before buying the Hobby Boss one I was about to order a couple of the Fujimi kits (being as they are no longer available new) for my on-going Navy AC project and a USAF example, but now that the Hobby Boss ones are readily available it has given my wallet a bit of a breathing space.  LOL  I look forward to seeing your A7 though dude, it was always a favourite AC of mine. 

Chaos, panic, disorder ... my work here is done.
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Posted by lewbud on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 3:55 AM

Thanks for the welcome aboard, guys.  Kilo 1-1 which kit will you be using, the Hobby Boss or the Fujimi?  I'm doing an A-7P retirement scheme (based on the Fujimi A-7A) and an A-7H Tigermeet scheme from Hobby Boss for a club build in time for the US IPMS Nats.  Don't have much done on either yet, basically some painting in the cockpit and tail areas and gluing the wings together.  The wings for the Hobby Boss went together so much better than the Fujimi.  The E I'm building for this build is the Fujimi kit.

 Buddy

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Posted by simpilot34 on Monday, June 2, 2008 6:45 PM

Thank you kilo! Starting to see the faint glow yes!

Cheers, Richie

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by kilo1-1 on Monday, June 2, 2008 3:51 PM

Buddy, welcome abord.

Looking forward to seeing the A7 WiPs, I'm about to start building a USAF TAC A7D for the Mud Movers GB in another month's time. 

In the meantime, I've done some more work on the F14, she's coming along nicely, I see huge flaws in what I've done after looking at Sim's Stringbag (looking good by the way there fulla), but I thank you all for the kind words after my last posting of WiP pics.

It's now after 0830 hrs on Tuesday here, so true to my word, I've crawled out of the Rum locker and released the lass to continue her duties of serving out the libations.  :) 

Chaos, panic, disorder ... my work here is done.
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Posted by TANGO 1 on Monday, June 2, 2008 2:37 PM

 lewbud wrote:
Request permission to come aboard.  My name is Buddy and I work out of secret underground lair in an area that vaguely resembles Arlington Tx.  I like pretty much anything thats fast(speed can be relative), but strongly dislike gray a/c.  I picked up an A-7 and the decals for the Desert Storm scheme CAG VA-76 at ScaleFest Sat and needed a reason/excuse to build it.  Look forward to seeing ya'll in the wardroom.

"Now hear this!" 

Gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to our new A-7 driver- Buddy!

Party [party]Party [party]Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Party [party]Pirate [oX)]Make a Toast [#toast]

"Hand Salute!" 

 

Buddy, welcome to the crazy carrier that is the FAW Group build! Rules and regs are on page one-we are very glad to have you on board.Approve [^]

Cheers mate!Pirate [oX)]Make a Toast [#toast]

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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Posted by simpilot34 on Monday, June 2, 2008 9:52 AM

Sign - Welcome [#welcome] Buddy! All around good mates here, and especially have fun!

Thanks Frank! Yep there's a faint glow ahead. Still waiting for that other PE set then it will be a marathon me thinks.

Cheers, Richie

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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